Kenilworth Castle
Phil came down yesterday aswell as Mark, and since we actually had sunshine (wow!) we went to Kenilworth Castle. All those years of school in cov and having a friend in Kenilworth, yet i don't think i've ever been before.
We set off a little before ten, no rush after all. M had let hi sMP3 run low on battery soi got my wicked way, which meant we spent most of the 3/4 of an hour jumping tracks they don't like. lol. The Wildhearts and Guns and Roses were mutually acceptable, the theme tune to Hamtaro got skipped. Still, not everyone appreciates a good cartoon theme tune.
We got to the castle a little after ten and ambled in, Mark had his Heritage card, so we all chipped in £2 for Phil and all in all it seemed like a cheap day out.
Here are the boys just inside the entrance.
The castle is beautiful, mostly ruined, but far more vast than we'd considered, and there are enough bits of stairwell intact for exploration.
One section of the ruins
The weather stayed reasonable for most of our visit, and we spent acouple fo hours just ambling about enjoying the views from every angle. i also played around a bit with the effects on my camera, well it was the perfect venue for a few negative style shots.
here's the end of the stable block in it's "Silent Hill" glory.
After ward we went to the Beefeater pub across the road for a bar meal. It was dissapointing, they were very busy and under staffed and the food was, well, edible, but given they have a proper restaurant there we didn't feel it was up to much. Next time we shall try the Caledonian next door.
Good view from the window tho.
We topped the day off with a visit to the garden centre, always fun.
We set off a little before ten, no rush after all. M had let hi sMP3 run low on battery soi got my wicked way, which meant we spent most of the 3/4 of an hour jumping tracks they don't like. lol. The Wildhearts and Guns and Roses were mutually acceptable, the theme tune to Hamtaro got skipped. Still, not everyone appreciates a good cartoon theme tune.
We got to the castle a little after ten and ambled in, Mark had his Heritage card, so we all chipped in £2 for Phil and all in all it seemed like a cheap day out.
Here are the boys just inside the entrance.
The castle is beautiful, mostly ruined, but far more vast than we'd considered, and there are enough bits of stairwell intact for exploration.
One section of the ruins
The weather stayed reasonable for most of our visit, and we spent acouple fo hours just ambling about enjoying the views from every angle. i also played around a bit with the effects on my camera, well it was the perfect venue for a few negative style shots.
here's the end of the stable block in it's "Silent Hill" glory.
After ward we went to the Beefeater pub across the road for a bar meal. It was dissapointing, they were very busy and under staffed and the food was, well, edible, but given they have a proper restaurant there we didn't feel it was up to much. Next time we shall try the Caledonian next door.
Good view from the window tho.
We topped the day off with a visit to the garden centre, always fun.
posted by Hageltoast at 8:16 am
3 Comments:
Wow that's gorgeous!!
It is a really lovely site!!
I was thinking this weekend how lucky you are. I can't just drive to the next town over and see a castle. If I drive anywhere North it's farmland or forest and lots of lakes. Granted, it's gorgeous, but it's different.
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